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David Schweikert: “Medicare was up 16% [in the first seven months of the 23…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Congressman David Schweikert: America Is Dying And What To Do About It

Published | Video Starts at 16:01

Give you an idea. In the first seven months of the 23 fiscal cycle, entitlement spending is up 11%. But when you break it down, Medicare was up 16% [in the first seven months of the 23 fiscal cycle]. Wow. And much of that was just health care inflation. So that's on top of, you know, you go to the grocery store, you see that every time you go to the grocery store. (16:01–16:04)

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